2022
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer
Silk AW, Barker CA, Bhatia S, Bollin KB, Chandra S, Eroglu Z, Gastman BR, Kendra KL, Kluger H, Lipson EJ, Madden K, Miller DM, Nghiem P, Pavlick AC, Puzanov I, Rabinowits G, Ruiz ES, Sondak VK, Tavss EA, Tetzlaff MT, Brownell I. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e004434. PMID: 35902131, PMCID: PMC9341183, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Basal CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellClinical Trials as TopicGuidelines as TopicHumansImmunotherapyQuality of LifeSkin NeoplasmsConceptsNonmelanoma skin cancerClinical practice guidelinesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaMerkel cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPractice guidelinesSkin cancerCancer clinical practice guidelinesCancer care professionalsManagement of toxicitiesSpecial patient populationsSquamous cell carcinomaImmunotherapy of cancerConsensus-based recommendationsOwn clinical experienceRoutine clinical useCheckpoint inhibitorsMetastatic diseasePatient selectionPatients' qualityImmunotherapeutic treatmentPatient populationAggressive subtype
2020
Leptomeningeal disease in melanoma patients: An update to treatment, challenges, and future directions
Glitza IC, Smalley KSM, Brastianos PK, Davies MA, McCutcheon I, Liu JKC, Ahmed KA, Arrington JA, Evernden BR, Smalley I, Eroglu Z, Khushalani N, Margolin K, Kluger H, Atkins MB, Tawbi H, Boire A, Forsyth P. Leptomeningeal disease in melanoma patients: An update to treatment, challenges, and future directions. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2020, 33: 527-541. PMID: 31916400, PMCID: PMC10126834, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell-Free Nucleic AcidsClinical Trials as TopicHumansMelanomaMeningeal NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingConceptsLeptomeningeal diseaseMelanoma patientsCentral nervous system metastasesMelanoma Research FoundationParenchymal brain metastasesNervous system metastasesMoffitt Cancer CenterMultiple academic centersBrain metastasesCancer CenterTherapeutic managementAcademic centersClinical researchDeadly diseaseConsensus summaryDiseasePatientsMetastasisSecond summit
2017
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients Enrolled in KEYNOTE-030 in the United States
Gangadhar TC, Hwu WJ, Postow MA, Hamid O, Daud A, Dronca R, Joseph R, O’Day S, Hodi FS, Pavlick AC, Kluger H, Oxborough RP, Yang A, Gazdoiu M, Kush DA, Ebbinghaus S, Salama AKS. Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients Enrolled in KEYNOTE-030 in the United States. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2017, 40: 334-340. PMID: 29028788, PMCID: PMC5647109, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials as TopicDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsExanthemaFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsAdvanced melanomaGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology CriteriaUnresectable stage III/IV melanomaStage III/IV melanomaImmune-related response criteriaDeath-1 antibodySafety of pembrolizumabTreatment-related deathsUse of pembrolizumabCommon Terminology CriteriaObjective response rateSubcutaneous tissue disordersAccess programEvaluable patientsTerminology CriteriaCare therapyComplete responseInvestigator reviewGastrointestinal disordersDisease progressionTissue disordersBRAF inhibitors
2015
Clinical trials in melanoma patients with brain metastases
Yushak ML, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Clinical trials in melanoma patients with brain metastases. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2015, 28: 741-743. PMID: 26205399, PMCID: PMC4834841, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12401.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Studies of NVP-BEZ235 in melanoma.
Sznol JA, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM. Studies of NVP-BEZ235 in melanoma. Current Cancer Drug Targets 2013, 13: 165-74. PMID: 23215722, DOI: 10.2174/1568009611313020006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials as TopicHumansImidazolesMelanomaPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsQuinolinesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsNVP-BEZ235Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitorNovel dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitorPI3K/mTOR inhibitorSpecific molecular inhibitorsPotential escape mechanismsMTOR inhibitorsPI3K-pathwayEscape mechanismsMulti-level targetingMalignant melanocytesMolecular inhibitorsDrug developmentMelanomaAttractive targetInhibitorsPathwayNumerous studies
2011
In vitro studies of dasatinib, its targets and predictors of sensitivity
Jilaveanu LB, Zito CR, Aziz SA, Chakraborty A, Davies MA, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Dudek A, Sznol M, Kluger HM. In vitro studies of dasatinib, its targets and predictors of sensitivity. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2011, 24: 386-389. PMID: 21320292, PMCID: PMC4431976, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2011.00835.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Ipilimumab: a promising immunotherapy for melanoma.
Thumar JR, Kluger HM. Ipilimumab: a promising immunotherapy for melanoma. Oncology 2010, 24: 1280-8. PMID: 21294471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDClinical Trials as TopicColitisCTLA-4 AntigenDiarrheaDrug Administration ScheduleHumansImmunotherapyIpilimumabMelanomaConceptsMetastatic melanomaClinical trialsCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4Recent phase III trialsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Overall survival benefitPhase III trialsDrug-related toxicityAntibody-based targetingIII trialsSurvival benefitPromising immunotherapyAntigen-4Immune modulationTreatment responseTherapeutic benefitMelanomaIpilimumabTrialsImmunotherapyUnique challengesCancerClinicians